In shortChinatown Library is free to enter and open daily from 11am to 9pm, at 133 New Bridge Road, Chinatown Point. Checked October 2026.
Culture · free
Duration
30 min
The take
A small public library with a Chinese collection and cool air-con, handy for a pause from the souvenir stalls of Pagoda Street. Afterwards, go and eat at the Chinatown Complex food centre.
Good to know
Open daily 11am–9pm; closed on public holidays, and at 5pm on the eves of Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year
NLB's first volunteer-run library, centred on Chinese arts and culture
The bookdrop follows the mall's opening hours
Finding it: 133 New Bridge Road, #04-12 Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413, inside the Chinatown Point mall
Hours checked October 2026
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